Match-holder



H. v. ASHBY'. MATCH HULDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.` 7.1920.

Patented Jan. 4,1921.

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HARRY V. ASHBY, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

MATCH-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application led February 7, 1920. Serial No. 356,891.

To all w 7mm t may concern.'

Be it known that l, HARRY V. ASHBY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Erie, Erie county, State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful lmprove'ments in Match-Holders, oi which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for holding stubs or burnt portions of used matches and it consists generally ot a plate which is adapted to be secured to a wall or other` suitable support and which at its lower end is shaped to form a holder in which a receptacle is adapted to be placed, the holder and receptacle being hinged together along one edge so that the receptacle which is intended to receive the burnt matches may be rotated about the hinge and thereby iu verted to deposit its contents in any suitable container, a handle being provided for This construction provides a device into which the stubs or burnt matches may be deposited and from which they may be removed without soiling the hands or handling the same'in any way by merely moving the handle so as to invert the receptacle. This arrangement oil' holder andreceptacle also provides a construction which is comparatively rigid, particularly when the holder is provided with ends, as hereinafter described. The entire device is simple in construction, easy to operate, and the same can be easily and cheaply manufactured.

lilith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the matters herein set forth and included in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l shows the front elevation of the device, parts being broken away and others shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation oi' the device; and

Fig. is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings in detail, Si represents a plate which is adapted to 'be secured to a wall or other suitable object. At its lower end this plate is bent or curved outwardly from the body thereof and then upwardly to i'orm a holder for the receptacle into which the burnt matches are to be placed. Such outwardly bent and curved part comprises a bottom portion C and an upstanding portion C', such portions constituting the holder. The holder may also be supplied with end portions B attached to the body of the plate and to the up-turned portion C of the holder. These end portions serve to give rigidity to the holder and permlt construction of the device from thin material. A receptacle D is provided which is so shaped as to itin the holder and such receptacle is hinged along one edge to vthe upper edge of the upstanding portion C of the holder, as shown at E. A pivot wire F extends through the hinged connection be-V tween the receptacle and the holder, this wire b eing suitably secured to the receptacle D. The end of the wire beyond the hinge is bent in the form of a handle G which serves as a means for tilting the receptacle about the hinge for the purpose of discharging its contents.

li' desired, the plate A may be provided above the holder with a receptacle (not shown) adapted to contain unused matches.

.laying thus described the invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device for containing burnt matches or the like comprising a plate bent outwardly and upwardly at one end to form a holder, a receptacle adapted to lit said holder and rest therein, said holder and receptacle being hinged together along one edge thereof, and a pivot wire extending through said hinged connection of the holder and receptacle and secured to said receptacle, one end of said wire being shaped to form a handle for tilting the receptacle.

2. A device for containing burnt matches or the like comprising a plate bent outwardly and upwardly at one end to form a holder, plates secured to the upturned end and the body of said first named plate and torming ends for said holder, a receptacle adapted to lit said holder and rest therein, said receptacle being hinged to the upwardly extending portion; of said first named plate, a pivot wire extending through said hinged connection and secured to the receptacle, said wire extending at one side beyond the end of the holderV and receptacle and bent to form a handle for tilting said receptacle.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HARRY V. ASHBY. 

